Editorials Tough primaries kept em home
Gov. Jim Thompson of Illinois skipped a Boston meeting on no fault insurance and transportation issues despite plans to lead the discussion. Staff argued the move would spark national press talk about his 1980 presidential plans amid a tight election with Michael Bakalis. Democratic governors Blair Lee III Hugh Carey and David Boren and Republican James Rhodes also stayed home to campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Thompson
R-Ill
Boston
Thompson
Michael Bakalis
Blair Lee III
Maryland
Hugh Carey
New York
David Boren
Oklahoma
James Rhodes
Ohio
First of the Dirty Dozen bites dust in Oklahoma primary
Rep. Ted Risenhoover of Oklahoma became the first target from the Dirty Dozen to lose a primary, beaten by Muskogee lawyer Michael Synar. The Environmental Action lobby has published its hit list since 1970 to oust members who vote against its environmental aims, with Rep. Samuel Devine and Reps. Garry Brown and Ray Roberts also seen as vulnerable this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Risenhoover
D-Okla
Environmental Action Lobby
Congress
Risenhoover
Dirty Dozen
Muskogee
Michael Synar
Environmental Action Citizens’ Lobby
Dean
Samuel Devine
Ohio
Garry Brown
R-Mich
Ray Roberts
D-Texas
Carter White House Slumps as Ground Shifts Unsure Why
Brief note on the White House tilting in the southwest corner at 0.15 millimeters per year. Engineers seek corrective action. The tilt is compared to Pisa and aligned toward Georgia, while the northeast corner rises toward Massachusetts as a counterpoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
White House
Pisa
Executive
President Carter
Georgia
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Economy does not boost Carter reelection prospects
AP analysis notes President Carter faces a weak economy through 1980 with rising inflation and unemployment around 6 percent. Lawrence Klein and Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates see little chance of quick relief, suggesting only slow growth or a deep recession as remedies, complicating the president’s political outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cunniff
NEW York
Carter
Lawrence R. Klein
Klein
Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates
University of Pennsylvania
F. Gerard Adams
Richard M. Young
Wharton Associates
Wharton
Jack Kemp
R-N.y
Sen
William Roth
R-Del
This Day in History September 14 1978 Highlights
On this date in history notable events include McKinley’s death in 1901 and Roosevelt’s succession, Salem’s 1629 charter, Franklin’s 1778 mission to France, Moscow’s 1812 fire, the 1940 Selective Service Act, postwar Pearl Harbor question in 1945, Castro restricted visit in 1960, Davison’s army rank in 1960s, and a 1965 energy policy debate. Birthdays include Sen Dick Clark and actress Zoe Caldwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
William McKinley
Buffalo
N.Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Salem
John Endecott
Benjamin Franklin
France
Moscow
Napoleon Bonaparte
Congress
U.S
Higashi Kuni
Japan
America
Pearl Harbor
United States
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Manhattan
Frederic Ellis Davison
United Auto Workers Union
Chrysler Corp
Carter
Senate Energy Committee
Dick Clark
Iowa
Zoe Caldwell
Maine Campaign Tempest Shapes Up In 2nd District Race
In Maine's sprawling 2nd district, 31-year-old Olympia Snowe faces 34-year-old Mark Gartley in a high drama contest for the seat vacated by William Cohen. Gartley leads on name recognition as Maine secretary of state, while Snowe appeals to national women's groups and may be the best chance for a non-incumbent woman to win. The district includes Aroostook County and rivers a battle over Dickey-Lincoln dam plans, tribal land claims, and the fate of Loring Air Force Base. The Pentagon delay on the base decision til after election day foreshadows broader federal stakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Maine
Nea
Olympia Snowe
U.S
William S. Cohen
William D. Hathaway
Gartley
Snowe
Mississippi
Aroostook
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Washington
New England
Aswan
Egypt
Dickey-Lincoln
Penobscot
Passamaquoddy
2Nd
Loring Air Force Base
Strategic Air Command
Af Limestone
Wetfense Department
Pentagon
Vesco Payoff Ties Nixon Campaign to Watergate Past
Washington report traces a 1972 Vesco cash payment of 200000 to Richard Nixon campaign funds via Maurice Stans, the ensuing Watergate links, and a later 50000 check. It details Vesco’s Costa Rica talks with Georgians Spencer Lee IV and R L Herring, plans to siphon 10 million from PRL stock, and the failed Costa Rica extradition push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
Robert Vesco
Richard Nixon
Securities and Exchange Commission
Vesco
New Jersey
Nixon
Maurice Stans
Nassau
White House
Watergate
Stans
John Mitchell
SEC
Bill Casey
Costa Rica
Spencer Lee IV
Hamilton Jordan
Jimmy Carter
Lee
R.L Herring
Herring
Spencer
Robert
Carter
Property Resources Limited
PRL
Charles Kirbo
Kirbo
Hamilton
Fred Bartlett
Southern Ventures Limited
Southern Ventures
Georgia Group
Norman Gay
Bahamas
U.S
Justice Department
United States
Griffin Bell
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Ken Dulaney
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Martha Angle and
Robert Walters
Merry
Harity
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